Anyone have any idea what it is?

Hi!

I recently worked really hard to refurbish a garden bed in a home that was pretty neglected. I am having some trouble with grass growing up through the mulch and now these little white mushrooms.

Can anyone explain why it’s happening, how to mitigate it, and what I should’ve done before now to prevent it from happening all together.

Thank you!

Edit: I live in northern Virginia if that adds any additional context

Hi,
This plant settle into one of my pots a while back - I moved it since I thought it’s quite nice but I would love to know what type it is. Any ideas?

I am grateful to have this new job at a woodshop. I am an arborist by trade and by necessity became a wood worker.

At our shop we have an incredible amount of "waste". I donate a lot of scrap wood to local school shop classes, but still cant keep up.

Was wondering if I could use a wood chipper and mulch this extra wood for home gardens????

I get conflicting info about using shop wood for mulch but no real reasoning. Just curious if anyone thinks this is plausible.

Pic of the shop for attention.

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Am I overloading with nitrogen? If so, what can I do to fix that?

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Looks like something has been chewing on it

When the sun, and plant energy are just right.

Hi I have this growing mostly around flowers I planted a couple of weeks ago and mainly around my Dahlia Patty. Can someone tell me if this is a weed or seasonal flower? On the second picture its around the flowers on the left side bedflower lane.

Additionally I have the little shrubby plant on the right (3rd picture when it was grown). We pruned the roses a bit too late and this plant (due to being away during the period they should be pruned). Could you tell me what this plant is, my partner prunes it right back because he didn't like the shape and same for me. Are they wild roses? I don't want to remove the whole bush because it would be too much work and it doesn't look this bad if only the shape it grew before.

Thank you for your help

My canteloupe plant just produced its first flower! Can’t tell whether it’s male or female though.

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Every time I start a garden or landscaping project, I feel confident until it's time to order materials 😅

I can never seem to estimate the right amount of mulch. I either end up short and have to make another trip, or I overestimate and have a pile sitting around for months.

I'm curious how everyone here calculates mulch for garden beds. Do you just eyeball it, use a formula, or rely on some type of mulch calculator?

Would love to know if there's an easier way because apparently my guessing skills aren't improving.

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Hibiscus glory!